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National Air and Space Museum’s Bezos Learning Center Construction Begins

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has begun construction on the Bezos Learning Center building located at the ...
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Preserving the People, Stories, and Legacy of the Mars Viking Missions

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both ...
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F-117 Nighthawk Joins the National Air and Space Museum Collection

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is welcoming a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, the world’s first true operational stealth combat aircraft, into the national collection. This ...
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Soar Together Family Day at Innovations in Flight: The Need for Speed

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
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Golden Age of Flight

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
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Bell XV-15 TRRA (Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft), Ship 2

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
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Communications Satellite, Oscar I

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
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The Man Behind High-Speed Safety Standards

At Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on December 10, 1954, the Sonic Wind No. 1 rocket sled let loose 40,000 pounds of thrust and propelled United States Air Force flight surgeon Col. John Stapp ...
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Remembering the Challenger Seven

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. The Challenger Seven walk out to board the space shuttle. When the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart on STS-51L in 1986, seven ...
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Dealing with the Aftermath of the Hindenburg Disaster

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. After the crash, the U.S. Navy reacted quickly to rescue survivors, treat the wounded, and secure the site, even as the wreckage ...
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National Air and Space Museum

Since the National Air and Space Museum’s building on the National Mall opened in 1976, our guests have been whisked away on adventures in the sky and in space through films in our IMAX theater. 50 ...